Scientists at the University of Southampton found evidence that waves of hot, melted rock are rising up from deep below ...

Most of Earth's mantle is hot but solid, with rocks that deform slowly rather than cracking like the cooler rocks of the crust do. But new research finds that around 93 miles (150 kilometers) below ...

A group of scientists has discovered a hidden layer of molten rock under the Earth's surface. The new layer is located around 100 miles beneath the surface and appears to extend below much of the ...

The Earth's crust is composed of approximately 15 to 20 tectonic plates, which float on molten magma beneath the Earth.

Earth is truly unique among our Solar System’s planets. It has vast water oceans and abundant life. But Earth is also unique because it is the only planet with plate tectonics, which shaped its ...

Plate tectonics describes the movement and interaction of tectonic plates on Earth's surface. This movement is driven by the very slow creeping motion of Earth's mantle, called convection, which carry ...